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Cicely Tyson (1924 - 2020)
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Just as I am : a memoir
by Cicely Tyson
The Academy, Tony, and three-time Emmy Award-winning actor and trailblazer tells her stunning story, looking back at her six-decade career and life.
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The autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
by Ernest J. Gaines
An elderly woman recalls her struggle against bigotry and racial injustice from her childhood during the Civil War to her participation in the twentieth-century civil rights demonstrations, in the first trade paperback edition of the classic novel of the African-American experience.
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The last hero : a life of Henry Aaron
by Howard Bryant
In addition to chronicling the baseball star's on-field achievements, the author also explains how the dignity and determination with which Aaron stood against racism helped transform the role and significance of the professional black athlete and turn Aaron into a national icon. By the author of Shut Out.
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Henry Aaron's dream
by Matt Tavares
The creator of Zachary's Ball offers an inspiring homage to one of the greatest baseball players of all time, from his early days growing up in segregated Mobile, Alabama, when there wasn't a single African-American in the Major Leagues, through his time in the Negro Leagues, to when he began spring training for the Braves and soon made baseball history.
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Hank Aaron and the home run that changed America
by Tom Stanton
Published to coincide with the thirtieth anniversary of Aaron's history-making home run, a chronicle of his quest to beat Babe Ruth's record documents how his achievements strengthened the Civil Rights movement and spurred changes in racial intolerance. By the Casey Award-winning author of The Final Season.
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Katherine Johnson (1918 - 2020)
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NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson
by Heather E. Schwartz
Presents information about the African American woman who overcame many barriers to become a NASA mathematician and broke barriers to help send astronauts to the moon
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Counting on Katherine
by Helaine Becker
A picture book introduction to the boundary-breaking mathematician who worked for NASA during the space race and was depicted in the film Hidden Figures describes how a numbers-loving young Katherine Johnson became an American icon who calculated the course of moon landings and was integral in saving lives during the Apollo 13 mission.
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Walking with the wind : a memoir of the movement
by John Lewis
The African American congressman looks back on his life, from his childhood on a Alabama cotton farm to his fight for civil rights, to his enduring commitment to the ideals of Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Across that bridge : life lessons and a vision for change
by John Lewis
Sharing stories, life lessons and reflections on moments that challenged his commitment to the virtues he lives by, a civil rights icon presents his philosophy on living courageously and with purposes to create a new America.
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Chadwick Boseman (1976 - 2020)
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Chadwick Boseman
by Pete DiPrimio
Shares the life of the actor who played the superhero Black Panther as well as such real-life American heroes as Jackie Robinson and Thurgood Marshall, including his early years and his work as a playwright and director
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Chadwick Boseman
by Aubrey Zalewski
"Describes Chadwick Boseman's road to fame and influence on the world today"
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